Right off the bat the reader is faced with a big problem to figure out. It involves the cases of two murders that took place years apart. There is a murder of a young woman at a music festival in 1969. The other is a murder of a young man in a Yorkshire vacation home in 2005. What, if anything do these murders have in common?

The cases involve two detectives who are pursuing murders that took place 35 years apart and what they do to find clues in the mysterious deaths.

In the current day investigation, Detective Banks is puzzled by the lack of information on the victim. A local barmaid knew his name and that he was a music journalist but this was not much help for Banks. He needed more concrete information to be able to find out more about his past.

In the case that took place in September 1969, Detective Chadwick became involved. This was when the "hippie movement" was very popular. Detective Chadwick really doesn't understand the "hippie movement" but when a beautiful young girl is found stabbed and stuffed into a sleeping bag after a music festival he does get involved. He now has to learn about hippies. He has a daughter who is very much involved in this type of music, etc.

Are these two detectives able to solve their cases?

The author does an excellent job of going back and forth in time between the two cases. The reader will be engrossed as the author takes them on this journey on the way to try and solve these cases. The book has a complex plot. There are two separate mysteries but the author does a wonderful job of blending everything together. Peter Robinson is one of the best mystery suspense authors around and the reader can be sure they will not be bored with his latest work. This book is highly recommended.

REVIEWED BY NANCY EATON